HL Deb 20 April 1998 vol 588 cc186-7WA
Lord Braine of Wheatley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish in the Official Report a table showing the average price per litre of

United Kingdom1 United States2
Fuel Date Retail Price Of which total tax3 Retail Price Of which total tax4
Unleaded petrol February 1998 62.61 49.60 18.22 6.17
Leaded petrol February 1998 68.63 55.32 Not available
Source:
Energy Trends, Digest of UK Energy Statistics. LEA Monthly Oil Market Report.
1 Separate data for GB are not published by DTI.
2 Converted from US dollars using the average exchange rate for the period shown.
3 Includes duty and VAT.
4 Includes State sales and gasoline taxes and Federal gasoline tax.